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US SR666

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Merkley

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Designates the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week" for the 21st consecutive year
  • Urges the Surgeon General to warn and educate the public about the health hazards of asbestos exposure
  • Requests the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of the resolution to the Office of the Surgeon General
  • Highlights that asbestos-related disease symptoms can take 10-50 years to appear, and mesothelioma patients have a life expectancy of only 6-24 months
  • Notes that significant asbestos exposure occurred on naval ships, in shipyards, and in office buildings and public facilities built before 1975

Legislative Description

A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".

Health

Last Action

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1690; text: CR S1675)

3/27/2026

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